AKRON — On a day the outside shots weren’t falling at their usual clip, Youngstown State went to its strength in the post.

Led by the forward duo of Sophia Gregory and Sarah Baker, the Penguins scored 50 points in the paint, while also dominating on the glass and at the free-throw line in a 90-63 rout of rival Akron on Sunday.

“I thought we would definitely have an advantage, but you never know,” head coach Melissa Jackson said of the team’s post play. “I thought we might see a little bit of a double team, but that never came. We were prepared for a lot of different things. Sometimes as a coach you go in thinking one thing, and then you do another thing. So I’m really proud of our kids and how they adjusted in game.”

YSU’s 27-point bludgeoning of the Zips was the program’s first win at

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